ONLINE "LOCAL 2" WAS THERE WHEN HIS PLANE LEFT HOUSTON THAT. EXCLUSIVE VIDEO JUST AHEAD. THAT UNSETTLING DISCOVERY ON A LOCAL MIDDLE SCHOOL CAMPUS, A NEW FORM OF LIQUID METH. AUTHORITIES SAY IT WAS A GROUP OF 8th GRADE GIRLS WHO HAD IT. UNBELIEVABLE. MORE ON THE DISCOVERY AND WHAT THE DISTRICT IS TELLING PARENTS. AMANDA? Reporter: BILL, THE GALVESTON COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE IS INVESTIGATING THIS CASE. DEPUTIES BELIEVE SMALL PAPER STAMPS ABOUT A QUARTER OF AN INCH WERE SOAKED IN LIQUID METHAMPHETAMINE AND PLACED IN TINFOIL AND INGESTED, A FORM THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN BEFORE. SADNESS AND SHOCK AS PARENTS LEARNED OF A DISTURBING DISCOVERY MADE MONDAY AT LUNKER MIDDLE. I REMEMBER WHEN WE WERE IN SCHOOL. WE DIDN'T WORRY ABOUT THOSE THINGS. NOW YOU KNOW YOU ARE AFRAID TO SEND YOUR KIDS TO SCHOOL BECAUSE YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY WILL BE EXPOTIONED TO. A SPOKESPERSON FOR TEXAS CITY I.S.D. SAYS IT STARTED LATE MONDAY, WHEN SUSPICIONS WERE RAISED ABOUT POSSIBLE DRUG ACTIVITIES. AN INVESTIGATION DETERMINED SIX 8th GRADE GIRLS WERE IN POSSESSION OF LIQUID METHAMPHETAMINE, PLACED ON PAPER AND PUT IN TINFOIL. THOSE PIECES TESTED POSITIVE FOR LIQUID METHAMPHETAMINES, WHICH I'M TOLD IS A RELATIVELY NEW DRUG. SO IT IS SURPRISING BUT WE ARE GOING TO EDUCATE OURSELVES AND OUR STUDENTS AND OUR PARENTS. Reporter: THE DISTRICT SENT OUT LETTERS TO PARENTS THURSDAY AFTERNOON, ADVISING THEM OF THE SITUATION AND ENCOURAGING THEM TO REMIND THEIR CHILDREN ABOUT THE DANGERS OF DRUGS. IT IS A MESSAGE THAT'S BEEN STRESSED FOR YEARS, BUT PARENTS CAN'T BELIEVE METH WAS ACTUALLY FOUND AT $1 -- AT MIDDLE SCHOOL. AT JUNIOR HIGH? THEY ARE LITTLE KIDS, YOUNG STILL. MY DAUGHTER IS ONLY 13. IT IS A SAD SITUATION. CAN'T BELIEVE IT HAPPENED, REALLY. Reporter: THE SHERIFF'S AFTER PHYSICAL SAYS IT IS NOW WORKING TO DETERMINE HOW THOSE DRUGS GOT ON THE CAMPUS AND WHERE THEY CAME FROM. BECAUSE THE PAPER IS SOAKED THEY WERE ALSO CONCERNED THAT JUST TOUCHING THESE STAMPS COULD CAUSE THE DRUG TO BE ABSORBED. IF THIS IS SOMETHING YOU THINK YOU SEE CONTACT LAW ENFORCEMENT RIGHT AWAY. LIVE IN TEXAS CITY, AMANDA PEREZ, KPRC "LOCAL 2". THANK YOU. TEXAS CITY I.S.D. SAYS EMS CREWS WERE CALLED TO THE SCHOOL MONDAY TO MAKE

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The Galveston County Sheriff's Office says a new type of illicit drug has been found on a Texas City middle school campus.

They believe small paper 'stamps' found Monday at Blocker Middle School had been soaked in liquid methamphetamine and then placed in foil.

According to the sheriff's office, the drug is ingested by placing the stamp on the tongue and allowing it to dissolve.

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A spokesperson for Texas City ISD said the discovery came Monday afternoon after suspicion was raised about possible drug activity on campus. Melissa Tortorici said six eighth grade girls have been suspended and now face further disciplinary action.

A letter was sent home Thursday afternoon, notifying parents of the situation and encouraging them to talk to their students about the dangers of drugs.

"This is new to us. It's surprising. But we're going to educate ourselves and educate parents and students," said Tortorici.

Parents of Blocker Middle School students were shocked to hear about the drugs on campus.

"For eighth grade, yeah. For high school, maybe not so much. But eighth grade... they're little kids. My daughter is only 13," said parent Jennifer Kincer.

"I remember when I was in school; we didn't really worry about those things. And now you're afraid to send your kids to school because you just don't know what they're going to be exposed to," said parent Melissa Copado.

Tortorici said the students involved in Monday's incident were first examined by EMS personnel at the school before they were released to their parents.

The sheriff's office is working to determine where the drugs came from and how they ended up on the campus.

Because the stamps are soaked in the drug, the department also raised the concern that simply handling the stamp could lead to the substance being absorbed. They advise people who come across the stamps to avoid handling them with bare hands and contact their local law enforcement agency.

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